City of Jackson Ex Rel. Cape County Savings Bank v. Houck

This is an appeal from a judgment for defendant upon a special tax bill for the grading, paving, curbing, draining and improving the roadway of North High Street in the city of Jackson, a city of the fourth class, from the north line of First North Street, northwardly, to the southwest corner of the Clippard property and of roadway and alley intersections with said North Street.

Section 4 of the ordinance provided that the successful bidder should within ten days after being awarded the contract, enter into a written contract therefor with the city and said improvement should be begun within…